Days after the house resumes. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offer aed by the guest chaplain, reverend david gray from bradley hill Presbyterian Church, bethesda, maryland. The chaplain let us pray. Gracious god, your love is never ending. In these hallowed halls, your sovereign spirit comes to us, calms us, calls us and infuses us with your grails. Give us strength this day to look outside ourselves for the opportunities which come from connection and collaboration. Give us faith to bring our bestselves and to seek your will our best selves and to seek your will. Give us confidence that solutions can be found and problems solved. Grant us gratitude for the trust placed in us, for the privilege of living in this free land, and for your presence here with us. Llow us to rest in and rely on your hopefilled spirit. Loving god, we ask your blessing upon this body and all who gather here. Help us to receive your assurance, your encouragement, your wis
At Saturday’s HoopsFest downtown, a city police officer spoke of the department’s presence there mainly as a deterrent against the potential for outsiders